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New Forces at Work in Refining : Industry Views of Critical Business and Operations Trends
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ISBN: 1598754041 Year: 2003 Publisher: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation,

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Reports the results of discussions with representatives of refining firms, technologies and services providers, research institutions, and other organizations on current and future trends in the U.S. refining industry. Discussants were generally optimistic about the future of the industry but were concerned about the effects of environmental regulations.

Economic dimensions of security in Central Asia
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ISBN: 0833038664 9786611180850 1281180858 0833042424 9780833042422 9781281180858 9780833038661 Year: 2007 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA RAND Project Air Force

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This report assesses the economic dimensions of security in post-Soviet Central Asia and considers their implications for the role of the United States. The September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States led to the realization among policymakers that instability, failed and failing states, and economic and political underdevelopment present security concerns not just to the states that suffer directly from these problems but to the global community as a whole. In this regard, Central Asia may be at a crossroads, as demonstrated by the so-called "Tulip Revolution" in Kyrgyzstan and the unrest


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Estimating the Benefits of the GridWise Initiative : Phase 1 Report
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ISBN: 1598753576 Year: 2004 Publisher: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation,

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Description of an analytic framework for characterizing and estimating potential benefits from GridWiseTM, a national initiative to link electricity suppliers and end-users via high-speed networks that provide real-time information about system capacities, demand, prices, and status.


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Governance in a Changing Market : The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
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ISBN: 1598753738 Year: 2001 Publisher: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation,

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Deregulation, competition, and industry restructuring are changing the production and delivery of electric power in the United States, both for investor-owned and municipally owned utilities. The largest U.S. municipal utility, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP), asked RAND to consider possible changes in governance that could improve its decisionmaking and operations while maintaining public ownership.


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The elasticity of demand for health care : a review of the literature and its application to the military health system
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ISBN: 1598752596 Year: 2002 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation,

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This report reviews the economic literature on the elasticity of demand for health care to provide a framework for understanding the effects of changes in the military health system benefit structure on the demand for health care services paid for by the DoD.

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